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Oatmeal and Honey Face Mask

Hey Family,

I'm back with another "Heartfelt Recipe" that I think you all will love. I chose to do an Oatmeal and Honey Face Mask because I recently did a guest post for Naturally Obsessed where I discovered all the wonderful benefits of honey. It is a natural ant-inflammatory, heals cuts and burns, and can even act as a deep conditioner for hair! To check out my Naturally Obsessed post click here. After I concluded my research, I just knew I had to try some of the many recipes I found so here are the details for this mask:

One half cup ground oat meal (you can use a blender. I used the Great Value brand Oatmeal)

2 tsp of honey (I used Great Value brand honey)

5 table spoons of waters (I used tap water)

Stir this mixture together and your ready to go! This recipe makes enough for three applications. I stored the remainder in the fridge and used it this past Sunday. To cee how I applied the mask check out the video below. I let it stay on my face for about fifteen minutes before rinsing. Afterward, I noticed my face was a lot smoother and so baby soft! My pores were much smaller and the redness of my pimples was greatly reduced (which can be attributed to the oatmeal.) I hope you enjoyed this post. Let me know if you decide to try it. Leave your questions, comments, suggestions below. As always, I wish you all a peaceful and productive week. Cee ya in the next post!

Steep two bags of green tea for about 15 minutes in about 3 cups of water

Get a spray bottle of some sort

Poor in 4 table spoons of lemon or lime juice

add aloe juice 1/4 cup aloe juice

add steeped Green tea water

add 2 drops of peppermint oil

Your done! I love this because, unlike most facial toners, it does not burn upon application. It is chemical free, fights bacteria, helps heal dry, itchy, irritated, or inflamed skin, and helps restore the skins natural pH balance. If you decide to try it leave a comment below and let me know how it works for you. If you have any homemade facial toner or moisturizer recipes please leave them below I would love to try them :^). Cee ya in the next Post!!

Strawberry Banana Smoothie!

Strawberries and Banana

Hello Everybody!

I'm back with another recipe. This one is short and sweet ;) When I'm sitting around the house and my sweet tooth starts kicking the one thing I always have a taste for is a smoothie! I got tired of running out to stores all over the city to buy one so I decided to start making my own. It was one of the best food decisions I've ever made. Not only do I save on time and gas, but also on calories! This is one tasty drink that you won't have to feel bad after gulping down. Here is the recipe:

*One banana

*4 tsp of honey

*6-7 strawberries

*1/4 cup milk (soy, whole, almond your choice)

*6 cubes of ice

I blend everything together for about 1-2 minutes depending upon the consistency you like. I like mine really thick so I blend for about a minute. The longer you blend the looser the smoothie will be. This recipe makes about 2-3 servings. For video footage of me making the smoothie click here . Let me know if you decide to try it. If you have any smoothie recipes please leave them below I would love to try them. Cee ya in the next post!!

Avocado Deep ConditionerRecently, I have been collecting all natural organic body and hair care recipes. To my surprise many of the things we need most for the health of our skin and hair can be found right in our refrigerators and cabinets. The recipe I wanted to share with you all today is a deep conditioner for hair. All you need is:

1 avocado

1 table spoon of honey

1/2 cup of mayo

3 drops of essential peppermint oil (optional)

You mix it all up in food processor until it is nice and smooth and apply to hair! It's that simple! Now let me tell you how I made it hard :( lol I don't have a food processor so I tried to use my blender. That was a fail! So I scooped the mix out of the blender and tried to mash it up more with a spoon and it kind of worked but still had avocado chunks in it.

So when I went to apply the mixture there was avocado clumps everywhere!

I must stress that the kind of mess in the picture above can be avoided! lol I could have easily fished out all the clumps before applying but I didn't think of that until after lol I left the mix on for about thirty minutes and rinsed it out. I did like the results. My hair had added shine and strength. I still had to go back and apply regular conditioner and let it sit because you cannot detangle your hair with the mix in. I will definitely be trying this recipe again :) Outside of the Avocado clumps the consistency was great! Let me know if you decide to try it and if you have any recipes for organic body or hair care leave them below I would love to try them :) Until next time I wish you all a blessed and wonderful day. Cee you in the next post!!

Egg Mask Facial

OK before you laugh to hard let me just say there are some really good benefits to me looking like this... I am a journey to clear skin and have incorporated this egg mask facial in my facial routine. I do it about once a week usually after I have steamed my face. It pulls off black heads, white heads, and and cleans pores. I have been struggling with acne since I was about twelve. I'm twenty four years old now and I'm sick of it! lol I started using more natural products on my skin in November. Products like black soap, eggs, honey, green tea, aloe vera gel and juice, shea butter, and lemon juice have really made a significant difference. I have been doing much better with eliminating dark spots and preventing break outs. However, about a month ago now I had a really bad break out and I have been struggling to recover from it. I realized that the three things I need most are a natural cleanser, toner, and moisturizer. I do have some cleansers that I adore! These include the Desert Essence Facial Cleanser or Black Soap depending on how dirty my face feels. I also steam my face at least twice a week to rid it of impurites. Sometimes I cut open and green tea bag and but that in the water after it has boiled.

I then place my face over the bowl with a towel wrapped around my head for 10-15 min. My face always feels so clean and soft after:) I cleanse with Desert Essence, use my green tea, aloe, and lemon juice toner, and moisturize with whats left of my acne free moisturizer with SPF (I'm trying to get rid of my left over store bought items). When that runs out I'll start moisturizing with my vitamin E liquid again. I really would like to find an all natural moisturizer. I heard Desert Essence has a good one and I'm going to look in to that. If you have any ideas for natural facial care products I can use please comment below. I will be uploading a post about my Labor Day weekend later today. Cee ya in the next post!

Upgraded Mimosa!

Peace Family,

I have so many posts that I want to share with you all. Finishing all of them is taking me awhile but I did want to come on and share this quick recipe with you all. I call it an upgraded mimosa because to me it tastes so much better than the typical one. I do not measure exactly and you can adjust to your personal preference. *Note: For my 21 and older folks:) Ok here goes:

-1 cup mango juice-1/2 half cup white Merlot

Quick and simple! Try it and let me know what ya think:) It was the perfect weekend treat. So tasty and delicious! I love the way the natural sweetness of the mango juice mixes with the kick from the Merlot mm hmm yum. I sipped this while decorating my Christmas tree and re-doing my two strand twist for all my hair folks. As always I wish you all peace and light. If you have any questions or comments leave them below. I love to hear from you.